The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-15
TWO WHEELING PEOPLE
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Holiday LIFT by Walter Gny.

(, Last evening" steubenville papers make
quite q feature Of the sudden departure OF
Walter Gay for the East, and his alleged
bad treatment OF Mics Ida Holiday, his
mistress. Both parties are we'll known
here. Gay was formerly one Of the bar.
keepers at the Cate Brunawick in It's
paImy days, and Miss Holiday kept a
sporting house on Market street, Just
above Tenth. Gay went to steubenyille
about two years ago and opened the
Windsor" the finest drinking place in
that town. Miss Holiday sold out her
place here and followed her handsome
triend. The Herald tells tho story az
followa: Jaj 5NE '5atl''6'
Yesterday evening Miss Ida Holiday,
who hos been living above Gays saloon
on South Third street for some time past,
and keeping house for the proprietor, sent
for an officer and told him q story Of her
woes and how her lover md intended had
suddenly left the city for parts unknown,
taking with him nearly $500 in cash,
which sho claims belonged to her. Three
years ago Waller Gay, is handsome as
Apollo, came hOro from Wheeling and
opened saloon In the room formerly oc.
cupied by Henry McChrystat, on Third
street, below Market. Ho did flour.
ishiny business and made many friends
by hia gont.emanly demeanor and clever
business ways. After awhile Miss Holli.
day appeared on tho acene, and It appears
from her story now, that sha expected g
to mako her bis wife, which, as she GLAZING,
he promised 10 do. Time went on but
Walter failed 10 take out the marriage
iicense, greatly to the chsgtin Of Mics uol.
liday. 1t Ia said the couple have quar-.
rolled frequently, and not long pincc Wal.
tor gave his sweetheart beautiful pair OF
black eyes for come act Of hers which dis.
pleased him. sel7 g,}s,2
Matters have been going on thus for
come time until finally Gay left the city
last evening at s o'clock Oh tho east bound
Pan Handle train, leaving no word be.
hind as 10 when he would return. Miss
Holiday, on learning Of his departure,
told her story to the officers. She former.
ly kept asporting house in Wheeling and
claims she furniahed Gay the monoy 10
purchase his bar.fxtures, stock, etc,,
amounting In all to about $3.50. This
morning she took ont an attachment
against the saloon, stock. and fixtures for
500 and aays although nhe lost Gay she
docent propose to lose MI the money sbo
loaned him to 60 into the business. This
morning she received a telegram ftom
Gay dated at Altoona, in which he stated
he would aend tho keys Of tho saloon and
would return himself, tomorrow. It Ia
sufficient to eay that tho woman has no
idea he will return and gays she will
make 1t warm fnr him in case he does.
The Gaelic in its account has the fol-
lowing: He was an expert bartender and
soon had one OF the bsss paying trades in
S!eube1ville. Everything was conducted
In fsst.clsss style, and it WAS his boast
that ho would show Steub.nyille how to
keep fine saloon. When he came here,
it was generally undorstood, and in TACT
not denied by Gay himseli, that the money
necessary to the purchase was furnished
by Mrs. Ida Holiday, keeper OF house
OF ill-fame i'll Wheeling. Certain it Is that
their relations were most cordial, she
either coming to Steubenyille or he going
to Wheeling every week. According to
her story, when sha started him in bust
ness in this city she loaned him 500 under
his promise to marry her. He put her of
from time to time, setting the date seyeral
times, but failing to come up. Finally she
sold her house in Wheeling and came
here to live, a TACT which caused Gays
friends in Wheeling to say that they were
married. Last week II was ruuored that
he had taken out license and the wo.
man had that belief also; but this was a
mistake, no auch license having been
granted. Through her sttoraey, John NJ.
Cook, she brought suit in attachment
against him for 500 and interest, and the
Windsor" is now in charge Of tho Sheriff.
Tho woman is vary DESTROYS that the az
fair be kept quiet, as sho hss hopes that
he will return and only brought suit to
save herself. in case there wero other
creditors. Thus arc the Trail EEK de-
ceived. l.t sE5 s.